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    CVE-2008-5157

    tau 2.16.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/makefile.tau.*.##### or (2) /tmp/makefile.tau*.##### temporary file, related to the (a) tau_cxx, (b) tau_f90, and (c) tau_cc scripts.

    Published:Nov 18, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 18, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00027
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Uoregon
    Product
    Tau

    Exploits

    http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txthttp://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High